solitary
- IPA[ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ri]
英式
- done or existing alone;(of a place) secluded or isolated
- a recluse or hermit;short for solitary confinement
noun: solitary, plural noun: solitaries
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. done or existing alone I live a pretty solitary life tigers are essentially solitary 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a place) secluded or isolated solitary farmsteads 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a bird, mammal, or insect) living alone or in pairs, especially in contrast to related social forms a solitary wasp
- ▪ (of a flower or other part) borne singly each spider-like bloom is solitary
- 2. single; only we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on 同義詞
名詞
- 1. a recluse or hermit he had something of the solitary about him
- 2. informal short for solitary confinement